The Chef's Shift: First Course overview

Overview

The Chef's Shift: First Course comes from Panitia GameDev and is published by Catoptric Games. It arrived on Steam on Feb 7, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Chef's Shift: First Course's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 5 October 2026 - 02:58:35 UTC, with a tracked peak near 90. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 510 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Chef's Shift: First Course is available in 12 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Chef's Shift: First Course has sold up to 37,748 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Chef's Shift: First Course overview details

The Chef's Shift: First Course combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift: First Course" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers. Embark on a culinary journey through the Italian restaurant in The Chef's Shift: First Course, and experience the start of Lorenzo's chef career. Savor the diverse flavors of the cuisine, where each dish will feature different quirks & challenges. 1 teaspoon of chaotic, fast-paced gameplay 1 package of easy-to-pickup, hard-to-master TYPING mechanic 1 cup of fun time management bits And we mean it! Navigate through the menu by typing Prepare & serve your customers by typing Select your dialogue choices by typing Throughout the game, you will meet various characters, from customers with their own personality, to characters who propel the story forward.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Chef's Shift: First Course is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 5 October 2026 - 02:58:35 UTC, a tracked peak of 90, and 98% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

The story is about mafia families and crime life. There will be frequent mention of criminal activity in the storyline like drugs, gang wars, illegal gambling etc. The most violent thing shown is the display of gun and killing rats.

Support and legal notes

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